The Roman Conquest Britain was occupied by the Romans after 43 AD,as a Roman province named Britannia. Roman civilization had great influence on Briton's life and culture
The Roman Conquest ◼Britain was occupied by the Romans after 43 AD, as a Roman province named Britannia. ◼Roman civilization had great influence on Briton’s life and culture
The Roman Conquest As there were always some rebellions and invasions from northern Britannia known as Scotland now,from 122 AD to 130 AD,the Roman Emperor Hadrian had a stone wall built across northwestern Britannia to defend Roman Empire. The "Hadrian's Wall"became the most impressive defensive frontier work in Roman Empire
The Roman Conquest As there were always some rebellions and invasions from northern Britannia known as Scotland now, from 122 AD to 130 AD，the Roman Emperor Hadrian had a stone wall built across northwestern Britannia to defend Roman Empire. The “Hadrian’s Wall” became the most impressive defensive frontier work in Roman Empire
OCultural Notes: ◆Britannia:不列颠，古代拉丁文名，就是现在 Britain在古罗马时代的称呼，-也是后来象征 英国的女神之名：不列泰尼娅。 ●Roman Empire:罗马帝国（公元前27到公元 476年)，鼎盛时期，疆土横跨欧亚大陆， 西至英国、德国，南至北非，东至波斯湾等
⚫Cultural Notes： ⚫Britannia: 不列颠，古代拉丁文名，就是现在 Britain在古罗马时代的称呼， 也是后来象征 英国的女神之名: 不列泰尼娅。 ⚫Roman Empire: 罗马帝国（公元前27到公元 476年），鼎盛时期，疆土横跨欧亚大陆， 西至英国、德国，南至北非，东至波斯湾等
The Anglo-Saxon Conquest The Anglo-Saxons successively conquered Britain in the 5th and 6th century. Various kingdoms were established. Seven kingdoms were united from the 7th to 8th century,the period of which was called Heptarchy. ■Heptarchy:七国联盟时期(600-800)
The Anglo-Saxon Conquest The Anglo-Saxons successively conquered Britain in the 5th and 6th century. Various kingdoms were established. Seven kingdoms were united from the 7th to 8th century, the period of which was called Heptarchy. Heptarchy : 七国联盟时期（600-800）
The Norman Conquest In 1066,the death of Edward the Confessor met with a conflict between Harold Godwinson and William,Duke of Normandy in France Harold Godwinson,Edward's brother-in-law. had assisted Edward for the country all the time. So after Edward died,he was chosen as the legal successor-Harold II. But William,Edward's cousin,claimed he had more right to the crown,for Edward the Confessor once had promised to choose him as the right heir
The Norman Conquest ◼In 1066, the death of Edward the Confessor met with a conflict between Harold Godwinson and William, Duke of Normandy in France. ◼Harold Godwinson, Edward’s brother-in-law, had assisted Edward for the country all the time. So after Edward died, he was chosen as the legal successor—Harold II. ◼But William，Edward’s cousin, claimed he had more right to the crown, for Edward the Confessor once had promised to choose him as the right heir